The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

ANsS AhpOAy OOCh ohhOuACCQ db N6WUuEy-
port, Mass, is credited with preaching
5000 sermons, marrying more than g.
600 persons, conducting more than 1000
funerals and baptizing by immersion
nearly LOO converts.
Elder Evans, the well known
Shaker leader, is man of extremely sim
pie tastes. When visiting an artists stu
dio in New York recently, he was invited
to remain to tea. He agreed to do so if
his hostess could furnish him with
brown bread and hot water This was all
he wanted for supper.
DR.. John Bascom, who recently re-
signed the presidency of the University
Of Wisconsin, after fourteen years of SER
vice, has returned to his old home in
WILLIAMSBURG, where he will devote him
self to literary work. He has already re-
sumed his former helpful interest in the
public and religious concerns of the
town.
-"Ot all my books like this the
BEST" said Dickens of "David Copper
field" "It will be easily believed that
am fond parent of every child of my
fancy, and that no one can ever love that
family as dearly as 1 love them. But,
like many fond parents, have in my
heart of hearts favorite child, and his
name is David Copperfield."
There are three ministers in the
present House of Representatives. Judges
Stewart, of Georgia, and Cheadle, OF
Indiana, are ex-preachers but the new
congressman from New Hampshire, Rev.
Mr.. Mckinney, has been in the Univers-
alist pulpit through his whole active
career. He is the first Democratic con-
gresham from New Hampshire in ten
years.
The birthday of John Greenleaf
Whittier occurred on Saturday of last
week. Eighty years ago ON December
IL, in the town of Hay erhill, Mass, he
first saw the light The day was observ-
ed in fitting way, not only in the poets
home in Danvers, but also throughout
the country where SO many have, through
love of his poems, learned to love the
poet.
Mr.. George KEENAN,, the Siberian
traveller and writer, has been black listed
by the Russian Government, says the
New York Tribune, and will not be per-
mitted to re.enter the Cars dominions.
81 expected, of course" says Mr.. Ken
nan, "to be put on the Russian black.l list.
I am only thankful that 1 succeeded in
crossing the frontier with all my mate
rial and papers coming this way. The
outside of the Russian frontier lite is a
good enough side for me at present"
CHARLES 8. Francis, one of the pio-
neer publishers and booksellers of New
York, died recently at Tarrytown. Mr..
Francis was born in Boston in 1906. He
went to New York in 1926, and contin-
ued in business until 1877. He publish
ed most of Audubon's works on natural
history. The most important of these
was "The Birds Of America" 1t contain
ed 435 plates of birds. The latter we're
shown in natural size and colors. He
also published the works of William Ell
lery Charming and the sermons and
books of Rev. Henry W. Bellows.
1t Is announced in London that
the freehold Episcopal chapel in West
street is to be sold at auction There is
a record that about the year 100 it was
built on the site of former Episcopal
chapel which had been used for the "per-
formance Of divine worship in the Irish
language" John Wesleys diary con.
tains many references to his ministry in
West Street Chapel from Oct. 90, I743
when he preached his first sermon there
to February, 1870. when he made his last
record about preaching there. Beside
the church, pulpit and fittings there re-
mains in the vestry the portable pulpit
which Wesley was accustomed to use
when preaching in the open air.
AN interesting fact was disclosed
by Mr.. Halliday last Friday night at the
Plymouth church yer-meeting. He
said that when the orthodoxy of Ply
mouth Church was called into question
previous to the council when Drs. Storrs
and Buddington refused to maintain fell
lowship with Mr.. Beecher, Mr.. Beecher
seriously thought of resigning. This
may have been known by many people
in the church heretofore, but the public
has not known that Mr.. Beecher ever
contemplated such step. 1t would be
curious to speculate as to the history
both OF Mr.. Beecher and the church if he
had carried his intention into effect
Neao York Tribune, Dec. IL.
Or the three daughters whom Mr..
Longfellow has immortalized in that
lovely poem, Twilight Hour" Alice
alone remains unmarried. She lives in
the old "Orsgie House" at Cambridge,
with her bachelor uncle, the Rev. Samu-
ell Longtellow, now man of some seven
ty years. Edith Longfellow married
FL. Dana, whose father wrote
that very popular sea narrative, 1.-TWO